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Good, bad and outright hilarious Fantasy Premier League team names for 2025-26 as FPL players pick squads

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The Fantasy Premier League (FPL) deadline is fast approaching and players have been busy building their squads for the 2025-26 season, but the big decision is picking a team name.

Metro has put together a full list of the good, bad and outright hilarious team names players have been selecting for the new Premier League campaign.

Read on for the best, worst and funniest FPL team names if you are still struggling to pick one ahead of the opening game of the season on Friday, August 15.

The classic FPL team names

Some FPL players have opted for ‘Backstreet Moyes’ as a team name (Picture: Getty)

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Sometimes you can’t go wrong with a classic FPL team name. Here are some of the best we’ve seen in recent years:

FPL team names based on current players

The FPL team name ‘Ake Breaky Heart’ has been a popular pick (Picture: Getty)

Some FPL players name their team after a specific player. For example, a team dedicated to Nathan Ake has been named ‘Ake Breaky Heart’ – in reference to the country song made famous by Billy Ray Cyrus.

Retro FPL team names

‘A Wenger’s Endgame’ is another possible FPL team name for 2025-26 (Picture: Getty)

Retro never goes out of fashion… Here are a number of FPL team names dedicated to Premier League legends as well as former players and managers.

Metro.co.uk’s favourites

Some FPL players have named their team ‘The 40-yr-old Virgil’ (Picture: Getty)

Just in case you needed any more, here are some of our favourite picks…

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